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title: "Is this what I think it is??? Is my baby finally starting to grow a…"
description: "Is this what I think it is??? Is my baby finally starting to grow a spike?? I just want to confirm before I start celebrating too early!"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/JmTUi1iSQr6-tX35luAMXQ/lGoKvUmkEiWmeb6b9LWhDU"
community: "The Orchid Oasis"
author: "April"
published: "2026-01-26T20:17:24.669215Z"
language: "en"
image: "https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/qompQdoPvxW7Am4Iz5UCP6MqoAQV-jD8PiE3HbTU3Eo/1JuPTvvJSAujYnWUqXS-0Q.webp?size=large"
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# Is this what I think it is??? Is my baby finally starting to grow a…

_Posted by April on 2026-01-26_

Is this what I think it is??? Is my baby finally starting to grow a spike??

I just want to confirm before I start celebrating too early!

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## 5 comments

### Snowstorm commented on 2026-01-26

Hard to tell from the photo… but flower spikes are peaked like a roof, and will always be at least 3 leafs down from the top. A root will be like a cone and can come from anywhere

#### Snowstorm replied on 2026-01-26

🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻 it’s a flower spike!!!

### Waspinator commented on 2026-01-27

It's still a little early, but it looks like a flower spike to me

### Madison commented on 2026-01-27

With the way it’s growing out from in between the leaves, I say it’s a flower spike! If it grows upward and has a little “mitten” shape on the top, it’s definitely a flower spike. Congratulations! 🍾

### Jen commented on 2026-01-28

I have been resisting commenting because I didn’t want to be a party pooper. It’s looking conical and root-ish to me. ☹️ I’ve been there and wanted a new spike so bad, just to be disappointed. Update us with a new pic this week?

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